Holy Cow! Are we actually becoming a legit restaurant town — with restaurant neighborhoods and everything? Mark my word (or Sam Fox’s), the hottest new dining hub is going to be the 7th Street between Missouri and . . . what . . . maybe Glendale? That’s where local resto…
The Spot: Rusconi’s American Kitchen 10637 N. Tatum Boulevard, Phoenix 480-483-0009 www.rusconiskitchen.com — Michael Rusconi Dishes on Dairy Queen and Fresh White Truffles — Rusconi’s American Kitchen a Nice Add for Paradise Valley Neighborhood Hours: Happy Hour is offered from 2 to 6 p.m. Tuesday through Friday, 4 to 6…
Attention, shoppers. FnB is offering gift certificates at 50% off today — and just today, until 6 p.m., (they just extended the time by an hour), at which point you will be mercilessly cut off — so get on the horn and call them for the best deal going. 50%…
Jose Garces comes to town frequently to check up on Distrito, his modern Mexican restaurant specializing in Mexico City-style street food. This trip, however, the Iron Chef had another objective: to promote his new cookbook — The Latin Road Home — by hosting a special five-course dinner using recipes from…
Lee Hill, Communications Director for Arizona’s Department of Liquor Licenses and Control, has confirmed a rumor that’s been flying around the restaurant industry for weeks: The department is conducting a statewide investigation of the relationships between licensed wholesalers (liquor distributors and wineries, for example) and licensed retailers (restaurants, hotels, resorts,…
Kenny Barrett — co-founder of GROWHOUSE and programs manager for Roosevelt Row — is knee-deep in honey. Okay, that’s an exaggeration, but he’s surely got enough of it to sell, thanks to the hard-working honeybees living behind GROWop, the vintage boutique that shares a formerly blighted, quarter-acre lot with GROWHOUSE,…
If you’re a devout cocktail devotee, you’ve surely heard of Fernet Branca, the in-your-face Italian liqueur that makes its cousin Campari look like a cherry lollipop by comparison. There’s bitter, and then there’s Big Boy bitter. That’s Fernet Branca, an acquired taste that aficionados like to say you’ll have to…
Nobody really knows who invented the Reuben sandwich (but we’d put flowers on his grave if we did). Some say it was Reuben Kulakofsky of Omaha, Nebraska, who served it at late-night poker games at the Blackstone Hotel. Others swear it was invented by a cook at Reuben’s Restaurant in…
The Spot: Milagro Grill 4280 E. Indian School Road, #101, Phoenix 602-773-5844 www.milagrogrillaz.com See also: – Macayo’s Family Makes Good at Arcadia’s Milagro Grill – Chimi Challenge: Macayo’s vs. El Molino Hours: Happy Hour is offered 3:30-6:30 p.m. Monday through Friday…
Edward Farrow, the executive chef at the Café at MIM, loves Halloween. In fact, it’s his favorite holiday. And while he can’t dress up in an outlandish costume during work hours (too much risk of fire), he gets in the ghoulish spirit by giving his constantly changing, locally sourced menu…
This is part two of my interview with Michael Rusconi, chef-owner of the new Rusconi’s American Kitchen. If you missed part one, where Rusconi dishes about his guilty pleasure and what he metaphorically eats for breakfast, read it here. See also: Two New Brunches Hit the Valley in October: Mastro’s…
Michael Rusconi Rusconi’s American Kitchen 10637 N. Tatum Boulevard, #101 B, Phoenix 480-483-0009 www.facebook.com/RusconisAmericanKitchen See also: – Rusconi’s American Kitchen a Nice Add for Paradise Valley Neighborhood – Chrysa Robertson Dishes on Her Role as Exorcist and What It Takes To Be a Woman Chef This is part one of…
At last! Blissfully cool mornings, evenings with a hint of chill and daytime temps that mean we can lunch on a shaded patio without swimming in sweat. This right here, this seasonal slice of heaven is why we endure traffic, tourists and summer. See also: 10 Favorite Places for Pozole…
For some people, offal (pronounced OAF-uhl) is as cringe-worthy as a slasher film.That’s surely why James Porter, chef-owner of Petite Maison, decided two years ago to create a tongue-in-cheek Halloween menu built around animal organs and the occasional odd part. He knows that for the squeamish, livers and kidneys can…
Lee Hillson bid farewell to his comfortable executive chef gig at the Royal Palms a month ago to take on new managerial and operational challenges as executive sous at The Phoenician. Now Todd Sicolo is stepping in to take Hillson’s place at the Royal Palms, leaving an executive chef vacancy…
You may be completely over bacon (it’s certainly fashionable to say so), but if you’re any kind of pork-lover at all, it’s pretty hard not to get excited about whole roasted pig. With its crispy skin and falling-apart meat — ultra-flavorful for being cooked on the bone with all the…
Friends and family swear you’re a champion cook, but do you have the chops to make it on MasterChef, Season 4? My 103.9 Morning DJ and former MasterChef contestant Monti Carlo has partnered with Le Cordon Bleu College of Culinary Arts in Scottsdale (Sky Bridge Campus) to hold a MasterChef…
Park your butt on a bar stool at any decent bar in town, and you’ll see a whole lot of shaking going on. These days (the third wave of the American Cocktail Revolution), lots of cocktails are shaken, though few are stirred. Questions are: why and how? See also: James…
This is part two of my interview with Chrysa Robertson, chef-owner of Rancho Pinot. If you missed part one, where Robertson talks about what it takes to be a woman chef and whether she’s a marshmallow or a hard ass, read it here. See also: Aaron May Dishes on Being…
Last night was the EPIC Fried Chicken Throw Down between Noca and FnB, held at Noca — which, it could be argued, makes for home field advantage, but never mind. No one here is suggesting fowl play. See also: Nine Favorite Spots for Fried Chicken in Metro Phoenix The hype…
What made me think judging tacos would be a pleasant way to while away an afternoon? This is the question I asked myself — about 12 tacos in — at the Arizona Taco Festival held at Salt River Fields this past Saturday. See also: 10 Favorite Tacos Right Now in…
Chrysa Robertson Rancho Pinot 6208 N. Scottsdale Road, Scottsdale 480-367-8030 www.ranchopinot.com See also: Chrysa Robertson Sells Heritage Turkeys and Talks Turkey at November 18 Cooking Class Tastemaker #11: Chrysa Robertson This is part one of my interview with Chrysa Robertson, chef-owner of Rancho Pinot. Come back Tuesday when Robertson explains…
